Gifted Gorgeousness ~ AUGUST

 

 

 

Time for Augusts Gifted Gorgeousness post
I'm sure you all know about GG, but if not you can hop over to Jo's blog and find out more. Basically you post a pic of anything that you have been gifted or have gifted yourself to others.

 

This month I have been busily knitting a school cardigan.  A gift for my granddaughter and another needs to be done in the next 2 weeks as well!  

 

 

 

 

A stitched gift for my daughters 30th birthday earlier this month. 

Lizzie Kate design called 'Promise Me'

 

 

 

 

I had a lovely gift in the post from June to celebrate my birthday. 

Thank you June, so useful and pretty.

 

 

I've already shared other gifts I received for my birthday in the previous post and the lovely fabric that I won I Andrea's giveaway, so wont add them on here again.

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie

 

 

 

 

 

July's round up

July was a very hot month here in the UK? 

Lots of lovely summer flowers blooming, times spent in the shade enjoying the garden reading my book but unfortunately on two separate occasions during the month I was a tasty treat for bugs and bitten badly and ended up with an urgent appointment at the doctors surgery.  My weekly chemotherapy was stopped and super strong antibiotics given which were not nice at all.

Here's one of the bites

I rested a lot and knitted when I could.  Two pair of socks finished and I made up a card kit I had stitched in the previous month.  

 

 

 

 

Three books were read ...

 

 

 

This one was the choice of Justine for the monthly read at Needlecraft Haven.

 

 

 

At the end of the month I celebrated a birthday with some lovely gifts.

 

DS bought me two super embroidery books as I had expressed a wish to have a go at something different.

 

Hubby thought I could do with some new socks for myself, chose this wool and a new Herdy mug

 

Thank you Clare, a lovely bright and vibrant scarf and some delicious chocolate

 

 

 Thank you Christine for the lovely stitch markers and scarf pin.

 

The lady who runs our knitting group knows my love of bunny's and knitted this tea cosy for me. 

It's fabulous.

I also received a certificate to shop online from Barb, thank you Barb for your thoughtfulness x

Lovely cards, ecards and emails from friends too.  Many thanks to all of you that remembered me xx

The day after my birthday another envelope dropped onto the doormat.  I was very lucky and had won a giveaway on Andrea's blog The Craft Room.   Many thanks Andrea for your kindness.  I'm looking forward to using these beautiful fabrics you have kindly shared with me.

 

As we enter into August, we will be celebrating 3 more birthdays in our close family.  It's a good job I am partial to a slice of cake or two!

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie